De Nichols, a local artist and community organizer behind "Sticky Note to Self" and a variety of other community-focused projects, joined St. Louis on the Air on Wednesday.

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Can a reflection jotted on a sticky note spark social change? Can it help community activists feel less alone? Those are questions local artist and activist De Andrea Nichols is answering with her project “Sticky Note To Self.”

“From any path you take always get back to happy,” reads one sticky note. “There are lessons in our losses,” reads another. You can see them all on the Facebook page for the project here.

The project started in April 2015 after she witnessed online trolling of Ferguson activists and organizers.

A recent example of a "Sticky Note to Self," by De Nichols.

Credit De Nichols

“Many of the sticky notes speak to issues of social justice,” Nichols told St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh. “The more we build a community around being good to ourselves and reflecting on what’s happening in our lives and traversing through these issues, more people will find unity and commonality.”

In addition to that, Nichols was recently named a 2017/2018 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow. For that fellowship, she works with noted cellist Yo-Yo Ma to broaden the impact of citizen artistry in St. Louis and across the country.

Listen as Nichols discusses her community building work and next steps:

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On St. Louis on the Air, De Nichols, a St. Louis-based artist and activist, shares her "Sticky Note to Self" project along with other creative endeavors she's a part of to help build community and bridge divides in St. Louis.

St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh and producers Mary Edwards, Alex Heuer and Kelly Moffitt give you the information you need to make informed decisions and stay in touch with our diverse and vibrant St. Louis region.